Ben Gordon (basketball)
Gordon with the Bobcats in March 2013
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| No. 3 – Texas Legends | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 4, 1983 London, England |
| Nationality | British / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, New York) |
| College | Connecticut (2001–2004) |
| NBA draft | 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2009 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2009–2012 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2012–2014 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2014–2015 | Orlando Magic |
| 2017–present | Texas Legends |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Benjamin Ashenafi "Ben" Gordon (born April 4, 1983) is a British-American professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League. Gordon played college basketball for the University of Connecticut and won a national championship with them in 2004.
He is the only player to have ever won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award as a rookie. Gordon is second in career three point field goals for the Chicago Bulls, behind Kirk Hinrich.
Gordon was born in London, England to Jamaican parents. He moved to the United States as an infant, and grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. Gordon played high school basketball for the Mount Vernon Knights, and helped lead the team to the 2000 New York State Public and Federation Championships. Gordon was an All-State player at Mount Vernon and a top 40 national recruit. He was heavily recruited by Seton Hall, but decided to attend UConn.
As a freshman at Connecticut, Gordon ranked second on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg), despite coming off the bench for most of the season. He hit the game winning 3-point field goal against Villanova in the Big East Tournament. As a Gordon averaged a team-leading 19.5 points (which ranked 50th in the nation) and also led the Huskies with 156 total assists, which earned Gordon Second Team All-Big East honors.
In Gordon's junior and final year at Connecticut, he averaged a team-leading 20.5 points (again ranked 50th in the nation), 4.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists. He also connected on 104 three-pointers, the second-highest single season total in Connecticut's history. Gordon set a Big East Tournament record with 81 total points, earning the tournaments' Most Outstanding Performer honors. Gordon also earned the Most Outstanding Player award of the Phoenix Regional honors in the NCAA Tournament. He also led the tournament field with 127 total points, as he helped lead the Huskies to the NCAA Championship. Following his junior year, Gordon declared himself eligible for the 2004 NBA draft and was selected third overall by the Chicago Bulls, one pick after the Charlotte Bobcats drafted his teammate at Connecticut, Emeka Okafor.
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